Enemy Within, Robert K. Tanenbaum
Enemy Within, Robert K. Tanenbaum
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Enemy Within

Author: Robert K. Tanenbaum

Narrator: David Purdham

Abridged: 5 hr 27 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 08/01/2001


Synopsis

When a black man is shot multiple times in the back on the streets of New York by an NYPD golden boy, chaos erupts throughout the city. And in an election year no one feels the pressure more than the men and women who vow to protect and to serve. For Butch Karp -- Chief Assistant District Attorney for New York County -- bullet holes aren't the only holes in this volatile case.
Add a serial killer who is murdering the homeless to Karp's daily grind, and it's clear he is surrounded by high-profile time bombs that are promising to blow the city to its core.
On the home front, the company Karp's wife -- Marlene -- works for has gone public. Marlene starts drinking to weather the storm. To make matters worse, his daughter -- Lucy -- is skipping school to feed the homeless not far from where the slasher stalks his prey. Desperate to stop the violence before it touches his family, Karp must wade through a system of corruption and conspiracy that threatens to silence his pursuit of the truth...forever.

About Robert K. Tanenbaum

Robert K. Tanenbaum is the author of thirty-two books—twenty-nine novels and three nonfiction books: Badge of the Assassin, the true account of his investigation and trials of self-proclaimed members of the Black Liberation Army who assassinated two NYPD police officers; The Piano Teacher: The True Story of a Psychotic Killer; and Echoes of My Soul, the true story of a shocking double murder that resulted in the DA exonerating an innocent man while searching for the real killer. The case was cited by Supreme Court Chief Justice Earl Warren in the famous Miranda decision. He is one of the most successful prosecuting attorneys, having never lost a felony trial and convicting hundreds of violent criminals. He was a special prosecution consultant on the Hillside strangler case in Los Angeles and defended Amy Grossberg in her sensationalized baby death case. He was Assistant District Attorney in New York County in the office of legendary District Attorney Frank Hogan, where he ran the Homicide Bureau, served as Chief of the Criminal Courts, and was in charge of the DA’s legal staff training program. He served as Deputy Chief counsel for the Congressional Committee investigation into the assassinations of President John F. Kennedy and the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. He also served two terms as mayor of Beverly Hills and taught Advanced Criminal Procedure for four years at Boalt Hall School of Law, University of California, Berkeley, and has conducted continuing legal education (CLE) seminars for practicing lawyers in California, New York, and Pennsylvania. Born in Brooklyn, New York, Tanenbaum attended the University of California at Berkeley on a basketball scholarship, where he earned a B.A. He received his law degree (J.D.) from Boalt Hall School of Law at the University of California, Berkeley. Visit RobertKTanenbaumBooks.com.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Jreader on August 14, 2023

2023--Was cleaning out the bookcases and re-read this for the 3rd time. Ugh!!! I need to donate these--all the Tanenbaum's. They have not carried well for me. **** I'd read this years ago, in paperback probably close to 2001 when it was published. As with other readings from 2020, this was picked up......more

Goodreads review by Judy on April 29, 2014

The old favorites are back for another round. Lucy questions her piety and her purpose in life as well as having a crush. Marlene gets rich, goes on a serious bender and threatens her employer. Tran has a weakness beyond caring too much for Lucy. Butch tries out life Marlene-style and finds that sli......more

Goodreads review by Joseph on July 12, 2022

I have not read the other Butch Karp books. I went into this really not knowing what to expect. I was very intrigued by the intro. Typically a story about police corruption told from the inside is framed as the bad apples being rooted out, preserving the integrity of a noble institution. Very rarely......more

Goodreads review by Lola on October 22, 2023

Aku selalu suka membaca kasus hukum yg kompleks & memiliki potensi berbahaya. Karena di dalamnya, ada berbagai macam fakta yg sulit diuraikan, isu hukum yg kontroversial yg memicu perdebatan di antara masyarakat, hingga adanya melibatkan pihak-pihak penting yg membawa kasus tersebut ke hukum yg lebi......more

Goodreads review by Lucy on February 18, 2023

I checked out this book on a recommendation from a client at the library bookstore. Two problems here: 1) this is something like book 15 in a series, and 2) I don’t think this is the novel the client suggested! The plot he mentioned does not match what I read! I sure hope he drops by again so I can......more